Brake-pedal failures in Chinese luxury EV prompt tighter testing rules

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  A test found that brake-pedal brackets snapped on all three Maextro V800 electric vehicles used in an emergency-braking test.

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  The test video prompted scrutiny of vehicle safety and quality in China.

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  Four ministry-level authorities, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, published draft rules for testing new car models.

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  The cause and specific details of the failures were still under investigation.

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  People’s Daily said the incident showed the importance of stronger oversight of China’s rapidly developed electric vehicles.

Who

Maextro, a luxury brand backed by Huawei Technologies, made the vehicles. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and three other ministry-level authorities published the draft rules.

What

Brake-pedal brackets snapped on all three vehicles in a test, and authorities proposed rules governing tests of new car models.

When

The test video was released on Thursday; the draft rules were published on Saturday.

Where

China. The test was shown on Dongchedi, a car-information platform.

Why

The authorities’ move followed a safety failure in testing. The specific cause of the failures was still under investigation.

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